Vulnerability · CVE-2023-41715
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
Published Oct 17, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-41715. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.79%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos< 6.5.4.13-105n
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos< 6.5.4.4-44v-21-2340
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos< 7.0.1-5145
How to fix CVE-2023-41715
Upgrade
CVE-2023-41715 lists a fix boundary at 6.5.4.13-105n. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 6.5.4.13-105n
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-41715. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with < 6.5.4.13-105n, < 6.5.4.4-44v-21-2340, < 7.0.1-5145. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.79%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 17, 2023 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-41715
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2023-41715
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026